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Mark Leibovich Talks With the Stars From ‘House of Cards’

Kevin Spacey (foreground), Robin Wright and Michael Kelly in a scene from Netflix's "House of Cards."Credit Patrick Harbron for Netflix

If the sordid world of Washington excites you; if Congressman Frank Underwood’s salacious maneuvering on “House of Cards” shook you up; if you enjoyed the rollicking narrative Mark Leibovich delivered in his book, “This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral — Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking! — in America’s Gilded Capital,” which was excerpted in the magazine earlier this summer; then you should watch this Times Talk. The conversation, with the “House of Cards” star and executive producer Kevin Spacey, his co-star Robin Wright, the producer-writer Beau Willimon and Mark Leibovich, chief national correspondent for the magazine, was the first Times Talk to take place not in front of a live audience, but on the set of a show. Watch below:

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